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>> and i'm max foster. just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> i've been living in new york for the most part of 35 years and i never experienced anything like this. >> dense smoke has blanketed much of the northeast, mid-atlantic and ohio valley with just incredible amounts of smoke. former president trump has been informed that he is the target of a federal investigation into possible mishandling of classified documents. we've got to find a way to move our country forward and restore confidence in equal treatment under the law in this country. live from fr llondon, this "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. >> and it is 4:00 a.m. on the east coast of the u.s. where tens of millions of people are

under health risk due to wildfire smoke pouring in from canada. >> officials warn the smoke could blanket much of the u.s. and canada for the next few days. this is coming from the more than 100 fires active in quebec. >> and this time lapse shows the smoke engulfing new york city over a three hour period. the skyline nearly vanishes behind a thick orange haze. it has slightly improved croc dropping from the most severe hazardous level to now unhealthy. officials urge you to stay inside and use a mask if you have to go outside. >> i want to be clear, wil there may be improved conditions by friday morning, smoke predictability that far out is low. it is difficult to predict the movement of this smoke.

this is an unpre-dibl prpredict of events and we can't provide guidance more than a day in advance. so as a result, we're encouraging new yorkers to stay home tonight and tomorrow whenever possible especially our vulnerable new yorkers. all new yorkers should limit outdoor activity to the greatest extent possible. >> cnn has reporters all across the developing story. and jennifer gray is at the cnn weather center looking at where the smoke is heading. >> and also meg terrell looks at the health impact and also our chief climate correspondent bill w weir. >> reporter: canadian wildfires have burned an area 15 times above average for this time of year. and in a world connected by climate crisis, fire and went are now creating -- wind are creating other worldly scenes. and on the streets of new york,

a nix wh mixture of amazement -- >> lived here 35 years and never experienced anything like this before. -- and concern. >> for years we've been wearing masks indoors and taking them offer outdoors and now it is the reverse. >> we're from australia and we have a lot of bush fires, and so we're used to this. this season is not as bad, but it did shock me how quickly it came in last night. >> reporter: and the sky over lower manhattan turned from dirty yellow to a frightening orange in just a few midday hours. the smoke forcing ground stops at laguardia and street lights in central park to come on in the middle of the day. if get any glimpse of the sun, the air quality is on par with new delhi india. just today the american lung

association dropped a new report where they examined how many lives would be saved if the u.s. could electrify its vehicle fleet by 2050. almost 90,000 lives saved and that doesn't account for the prevalence of wildfire smoke. >> yeah, the study is only focused on emissions from the power plants and the vehicle tail pipes. so we really need to take a comprehensive view and that new study really illustrates that making these changes today can help bring out major, major public health benefits over time. >> any number above 300 on the air quality index is considered dangerous for everyone regardless of health. and since parts of new york topped 400 today, doctors are bracing for what comes next. >> i'm worried as a pulmonologist about all of my patients. patients who have had covid and had covid injuries who may not

have had other lung injuries but survived covid only to have exposure and risk to them of the exacerbation of their underlying lung disease. >> reporter: when it comes to that little particulate, the really dangerous pm 2.5, research sews that when there are 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air, emergency rooms for asthma attacks tend to double. indoor air monitors have shown levels above 150. we take so much solace of being inside most of our lives and health officials also warning check the filters on your air condi conditioning. make sure it is recycling the air if you have one that goes out through the window as well. check the filter, make sure that they are quality enough to get you through what could be a smoky summer regardless of where you live. bill weir, cnn, brooklyn. >> reporter: denies smoke has

blanketed much of the northeast, portions of the mid-atlantic and ohio valleys today with just incredible amounts of smoke filtering in the city. the pictures that we've seen out of new york city have been i incr incredible. looks like there the smoke is peaking and will start to improve by the time we get into later today. but look at these pictures from wednesday throughout the day, progressively the smoke just got worse and worse. you could barely see the skyscrapers during part of the afternoon. in fact around 4:00 eastern time on wednesday, new york city ranked number one in the world for the worst air quality of any major city. but new york city has been on the top ten list really for the last couple of days while the smoke has really been a problem. and so what is driving all of this is the stagnant weather pattern that we've been in, this area of high pressure to the west, this area of low pressure to the east, and winds are basically being funneled right in between that out of the

north, so that northerly wind is just pushing that smoke into portions of the u.s. and we're really not going to see much of a change until we change the weather pattern and that could be quite some time. so while the smoke may temporarily get better for new york city, it means that it will get worse for portions to the west. so we could see better air quality in new york city by the time we get to thursday, but we'll see the winds driving down into the ohio valley and that is where the smoke is going to get worse. and you can see that on this map right here. new york city, this is wednesday 9:00, you can see we have very, very thick smoke over new york city, but then by the time we get into later this morning or into this afternoon, it really starts to improve across new york. we see a little bit of it in d.c. but then the deep areas of red really start to push down into the ohio valley by the time we get into friday afternoon. and so you can see while it improving for some, it will worsen for others. and i think that that will be

the trend moving forward over the next couple of days and unfortunately weeks to come until we can get a change in the weather pattern. here are the fires and you can see the satellite picture from space all of the smoke just diving straight south. and also reminder still very early in the fire season for canada, we're just getting going. and so we probably have a lot more of this to deal with. but it has been a staggering year for wildfires. for 2023 so far, we've already burned more than 9 million acres, that is almost triple what we've burned for the entire year for 2022. and also for 2020, it was a low year. but we are really up there and again we will continue to see smoke for most likely weeks to come. new developments in the multiple investigations of former president trump. sources tell cnn the u.s. justice department has informed

trump he is a target in its classified documents probe. >> prosecutors have spoken with or subpoenaed two former trump aides in the january 6 investigation. paula reid has details. >> reporter: former president trump has been informed that he is the target of a federal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents. this is a sign that prosecutors could be moving closer to indicting trump. he was informed about this through what is called a target letter that his lawyers received. multiple sources have had the letter described to them but none of the sources have personally seen the target letter. most of the time when you receive a target letter, it means you can if you would like appear before a grand jury. it is unclear if the former president would avail himself of that option. but know his lawyers met with the justice department earlier this week and he has repeatedly insisted that he has done nothing wrong but the fact that he has been informed that he is

a target of the investigation, it is clear that prosecutors are looking not just at the people around him but they are specifically looking at the former president. the other special counsel investigation into the events surrounding january 6, we have learned that long time trump ally and former white house adviser steve bannon has been subpoenaed to testify in that probe. though it is unclear how cooperative that he will be as a witness. he is currently facing prison time for being held in contempt of congress. now, for a more cooperative witness, we've learned alyssa griffith sat for a voluntary interview where she was questioned at length about former president trump's state of mind, the extent to which he really believed the lies that he was pushing in and around january 6. that is a sign that investigators are still focused on trump's mindset in and around january 6, but also shows that the january 6 investigation is likely not quite as far along as

the other special counsel investigation into possible m mishandling of classified documents. paula reid, cnn, washington. the newest candidate in the republican race for u.s. president was asked about the documents investigation during cnn town hall on wednesday. and mike pence pulled some punches. >> the former vice president says he doesn't want to see the justice department indict his former boss saying it would send a terrible message to the world. but he took a much tougher tone towards trump. kyung lah explains. >> reporter: mike pence in the town hall, we saw an unabashed conservative, someone who took strong conservative positions. someone who dids p it also play his faith proudly and running against the president he served under trying to do a high wire act it also played his faith proudly and running against the president he served under trying to do a high wire actit also played his faith proudly and running

against the president he served under trying to do a high wire actt also played his faith proudly and running against the president he served under trying to do a high wire act also played his faith proudly and running against the president he served under trying to do a high wire actalso played his faith proudly and running against the president he served under trying to do a high wire actlso played his faith proudly and running against the president he served under trying to do a high wire actso played his faith proudly and running against the president he served under trying to do a high wire actplayed his faith proudly and running against the president he served under trying to do a high wire act but trying to parlay the legacy into strength. and we saw it play out as he tried to answer a question about the possible indictment against trump in the classified documents case. >> i had no business having classified documents at my residence. and i took full responsibility for it. president biden had no business having them in his residence from when he was vice president as well. and the same with former president trump. but i would just hope that there would be a way for them to move forward without the dramatic and drastic and divisive step of indicting a former president of the united states. we've got to find a way to move our country forward and restore confidence in equal treatment under the law in this country. >> reporter: the difficulty was also seen at the rally during those lines, most forceful attacks against donald trump where he talked about the constitution, trying to admonish trump as being unfit for the presidency because of what

happened on january 6. some in the crowd were giving him a standing ovation and others who simply remained silent underscoring the challenge ahead that lies for mike pence in iowa. kyung lah, cnn, des moines. up next, rescuers work to reach residents trapped in the flood zone in southern ukraine after the dam collapses. and we'll have a look at the issues on golf executives. and we'll explain why some hard line republicans have hut down the house and why kevin mccarthy says that he is not even sure what some of them want. she's feeling the power of listerine. he's feeling it. yep, them too. it's an invigorating rush... ...zapping millions of germs in seconds. for that one-of-a-kind whoa... ...which leaves you feeling... ahhhhhhh

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at least 600 square kilometers of the kherson region are flooded, hundreds of homes are under water and they are trying to rescue as many people as possible. >> so far more than 1500 residents have been evacuated from the kherson region and now the united nations has stepped into help as ukraine claims russian forces are offering no help to get residents out of the areas occupied by russia. >> translator: the situation is catastrophic. the occupiers have abandoned the people in these dreadful conditions without rescue, without water, they are left on the rooftops in flooded communities. >> clare sebastian is following develops and is joining us here in london. what are the responses from the government? >> yeah, zelenskyy clearly stepping up his direct appeal to the international community. he has put out a tell graegram

he is on a working visit to kherson and he is personally involved in this. take a listen to more of what he said in his nightly address about what is need and his key concerns. >> translator: a clear and prompt response from the world is needed to what is happening. it is even impossible to accurately determine how many people in the temporarily occupied territory of kherson region may die without rescue, without drinking water, without food, without medical arizona assistance. our military assistance despite shelling are saving people.ona assistance. our military assistance despite shelling are saving people. >> and wire hearing from the ukrainian governor of that region who says 68% of the flooded territory is actually in russian occupied land. and we have extraordinary

footage of a drone-of drones by the way that are used to drop weapo weapons dropping bottled drinking water to people. and this is in russian held military. so ukrainian military trying to help people in the russian held territory. and we have new satellite image as from wednesday that show the before and after, the before on the left there in may and then you can see on the right pretty much every street it looks like in that town has been inundated with water. and another image that we'll show you further upstream, this is a grain facility, basically almost entirely submerged. this is part of the environmental impact we're seeing. the ukrainian government estimates 10,000 hectares would have been flooded. and that is only in the ukrainian occupied territory. so a widespread disaster. they are worried about lack of

drinking water and land mines, a huge amount of danger. and zelenskyy is accusing that they are continuing to shell the city of kherson even in this disaster. >> and also ukrainians using drones in a humanitarian capacity as they say every life matters. clare, thank you so much. and rishi sunak will meet with joe biden at the white house. he is in the u.s. to enforce stronger economic ties with washington. and he met with democratic laurps on wednesday. british leaders hope to sign a full free trade deal with the u.s. but it hasn't happened though. >> and secretary of state antony blinken is in. [ inaudible question ] -- he is in saudi arabia for talks with golf leaders. and blinken says the u.s. is committed to its golf partners and aims to make the region more

stable, secure and prosperous. he will hold a news conference with the saudi foreign minister later today. scott mclean is following the developments. what are the main issues? >> reporter: a whole ton of them. normalization of relations between the israelis and saudis something definitely on the agenda, the situation in yemen, the list goes on and on. and oftentimes you have the u.s. talking about shared values, democracy, human rights, that kind of thing. but no one is under the impression that the saudis share those values. so instead the importance is stressing peace, economic prosperity. and there is plenty of economic prosperity to be had. saudi arabia is the largest buyer, biggest customer of the u.s. defense industry. and u.s. exports to saudi arabia help support 165,000 jobs in the united states. that is according to the

americans. and so wil joe bidewhile joe bi have wanted to make saudi arabia a global pariah, the americans have quickly realized that you can't just ignore them given their growing influence. and so the u.s. is not engaged and others will fill the void. china is trying to be more assertive. and the crown prince was on the phone with vladimir putin just 1 24 hours after meeting with secretary blinken. listen. >> thanks for the kingdom of saudi arabia for its significant contributions to our shared work to defeat isis. as a founding member of the coalition and through its leadership today. global community, so much of it represented here today, faces no

shortage of security challenges. recent years have demonstrated the progress that we can achieve with steadfast determination. >> reporter: so it is still an open question just how much human rights are the focus of these meetings happening in saudi arabia. even in advance of this threat the u.s. officials were asked whether or not the u.s. would try to secure specific commitments from saudi arabia on human right. they didn't give any specifics. and even after blinken's meeting with the crown prince, they said that blik think did raise human rights generally with the saudis and also specific issues, but they didn't say which ones. and so while the u.s. may have human rights as a pillar of how it engages around the world, it doesn't seem at least on the surface that human rights is the top priority on this particular trip. >> scott, thank you. and still ahead, out of control wildfires have triggered

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welcome back. let's bring you up-to-date with the top stories this hour. 75 million people in the u.s. and millions more in canada are breathing a noxious smoky haze

spewed mainly by wildfires in quebec. the air quality has slightly improved in the last few hours. officials warn the sneak could blanket much of the u.s. and canada the next several days. authorities say stay inside and use a mask if they have to go out. >> doctors at johns hopkins report seeing double the usual number of patientss on wednesda at smoke smothers much of the eastern u.s. many were suffering from respiratory issues. and medical g terrell has what need to know. >> reporter: experts tell us that the most vulnerable groups to wild fire smoke are kids, elderly, pregnant people and those who have underlying lung or heart conditions. there are risks obviously of things like respiratory disease, asthma or copd, also increased risk of heart disease as an

exposure to wildfire smoke and there is a specific risk for pregnant people of pre-term birth. so they say try to protect yourself. and it is not just people with conditions or in these specific groups who could potentially be vulnerable, even rely ahealthy could be at risk depending on how much smoke they inhale or for how long. and so everybody should try to take precautions. they say if you can see or smell smoke, know that you are being exposed. and they say troo to say indoors as much as possible if you have to go out, experts recommend that you could wear a high quality mask like an n95 or k-95, things that we're very familiar with from covid of course. and in the home experts recommend good high quality air filters using hepa filters. but they say even if those are not available, shutting the window, running the air

conditioning can be helpful. an of course don't forget about animals as well. a lot of the warnings can apply to our bets in addition. so we have to look out for that as well. and there is a feud between republican hardliners and speaker kevin mccarthy. >> some of the conservatives are still smart going after the speaker pushed through the debt ceiling compromise. others are upset over a gun bill and for others, it is not clear what they want. manu raju is on capitol hill for us. >> reporter: the house is in a state of paralysis amid a standoff between hard line conservatives and the republican leadership. all because of an issue stemming from the debt ceiling deal that speaker mccarthy cut with president biden to suspend the national debt limit until january 2025. that is a big reason why the conservatives have decided to essentially stall all legislation in the house of

representatives. that is not the only issue. there are also separate issues as well, one dealing with a belief among some holdouts that the number two republican steve scalise did not schedule a vote on a bill that woulds willen gun regulations. they wanted that bill on the floor and they said there was a it is agreement about how the issue was handled. and why this is significant is that the house is narrowly divided. there are more than four voting on a bill known as a rule, that is enough to scuttle it because testimonies typically vote against the rules. and if more than four decide to vote against it, that could stop all legislation. it that happened tuesday afternoon. a bill that would essentially prohibit the federal ban of gas stoves, the republicans decided that they were going to protest all these issues. and so 12 republicans vs voted against the rule yesterday, that was enough to stall action. and over the past day speaker of the house and the leader -- and

these holdouts have been meeting trying to figure out a way forward. mccarthy indicated that he believes that it is a good idea though he was not happy. you just met with the freedom caucus members? >> freedom caucus members, we're still meeting with a number, but some of the challenges is not the freedom caucus, it is a few members who aren't even in the freedom caucus and i'm not sure what they are concerned about, but we'll come back on monday and work through it and be back working for the american public. >> what are they asking from you specifically? >> i don't have an ask. this is the difficulty. some of the members, they don't know what to ask for. there is a numerous different things that they are frustrated about, so we'll listen to them, we'll solve it just like every time we go through here, we have a small majority, there is a little chaos going on, but the focus i always keep is right in

front of the american public and we'll work to solve the american public problems. some people want their bills up at a certain time. we'll just work through the agenda and get everything done. >> reporter: the house is truly at a standstill. the republican leadership announced not only to they scuttle votes on tuesday, they will scuttle votes on wednesday and even for the duration of the week amid this standoff. and so how this gets resolved remains unclear, but this is the biggest challenge that mccarthy has faced in his speaker ship since winning the gavel back in january. he enjoyed a period of a honeymoon of sorts. he got through the debt ceiling debate with the white house. but still the backlash from that and a new chapter of his speaker ship presenting new challenges as folks on the right now rebelling over the agenda and trying to get more concessions from the speaker. manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. u.s. president biden says he will keep fighting to eliminate millions of outstanding student

loan debts after vetoing a bill on wet thadnesday that would ha blocked his ambitious proposal from taking feeffect. he called the veto legislationen a unprecedented attempt to deny critical relief to millions of americans. chairman of the house oversight committee is now halting plans to hold fbi director christopher wray in contempt of congress. he also canceled a hearing on the matter set to start today. comer accepted an offer to allow members to view an fbi document in exchange for haddiolting cont proceedings. the document is about the president being involved in a scheme. and passengers stranded in

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it was an emotional day for prince harry as he concluded giving testimony in his phone hacking lawsuit against british tabloids. he maintains they published information using illegal methods. >> he appeared uncomfortable

during the continued cross-examination where at times he clashed with a lawyer for mirror group newspapers who questioned whether prince harry actually wanted to have been hacked. nada bashir is joining us. the fundamental argument was harry being suspicious of articles and the lawyer accusing him of speculating about whether or not they were hacked. >> exactly. that was the rukscrux of andrew green's argument. where is the evidence that his voice mails had been intercepted, that he was trailed by private investigators. and andrew green repeated it as he went through 33 newspaper articles published between the early '90s and late 2000s. and something that prince harry was repeatedly pressed on. and he appeared to be quite choked up towards the end of it as he was asked by his own lawyer area ter beinsaying how

feel after being questioned for hours. and we saw a number of examples including one in which details of a conversation between prince harry and his father now king charles iii he said the finer details could only have been oub takened through unlawful gathering. and as well as the details with his girlfriend chelsy davy. he said that tracking device was found in a car that she used. of course the court will be hearing all this evidence. and at this stage prince harry's time to give evidence is over. but they are hearing from a journalist who working for the mirror who was giving a attempt yesterday anxious she and she questions. and she maintains as has the mirror group's defense team that she wasn't aware of any illegal tactics being used, that if private investigators had been hired by mgn were engaged in

illegal activities, that was something she wasn't aware of or involved in. >> nada, thank you. vatican says last night went well for pope francis after he recovers from abdominal surgery. >> and the 86-year-old is expected to remain in hospital for about ten days. doctors say his condition was not urgent but they decided to praet now because his hernia pain an symptoms were getting worse. >> and john allen is editor of crux and is joining us. >> rome. do we know if the pontiff is in good spirits, pardon the pun? >> hi there max and bianca. well, certainly based on what the surgeon told us yesterday, the pope appears to be in great spirits. what we were told was that when he came out of the anesthesia after surgery, he immediately began joking. he asked the doctor, okay, we've done two surgeries, when is the

third. because the doctor is also the surgeon who removed part of the pope's colon two years ago. and he was also joking with people that were with him there in the hospital. so all indications with that pope francis came through the surgery without any complications, is fully alert and in fine form. although as you kaeted, he will have to be at the hospital for several days to remain under observation. >> john allen, thank you so much. and now disney's new movie live action movie little mermaid is tanking in china and south korea thanks in part to a racist backlash. people are complaining on social media that ariel who is played by halle bailey, a black actor, the movie grossing less than $5 million in each country since released in late may. >> and kristie lu stout is joining us to discuss this.

i read some reports online that suggested perhaps production may have been aware that it would have been harder in these markets but they are surprised by the extent of the backlash? i haven't seen the film yet, but her performance has been lauded and praised among many. and so what is behind the rejection of the movie in these areas? >> reporter: yes, the underperformance of the film in these two markets is shocking. the little mermaid grossed less than $5 million in china and south korea since released. it is dramatically underperforming in these countries amid racist commentary and critiques. the black actress has been commended for her performance, but apparently not enough to win over would-be viewers that can't get over the fact that disney cast her in this role. the film has been very

successful in many markets around the world. the film has made about $327 million globally. but if you look at china, the world's second largest box office, china has contributed a very small amount. in maine land china the film has made only $2.7 million in its first five days. and you can compare that to spiderman across the spider verse which brought in nearly $20 million in the first five days of its opening. and some people in china have been sharing their objections online. one platform said that the fairy tale i grew up with as changed beyond recognition. and chinese state media has been egging on such reactions. i'll show you this op-ed published before the fillam mad its debut. and it said that the controversy surrounding disney's forced

inclusion of minorities is not about racism but it is lazy and irresponsible story telling strategy. disney declined to comment on the story to cnn. and similar reaction has been found online in south korea, one user there saying that, quote, the film was ruined adding the hash ttag not my ariel. and they say that 643,000 fans showed up for the latest fast and furious installment. back to you. >> kristie lu stout, thank you. and just ahead, lionel messi reveals where he will play next and it is not in europe ond the middle east. feeling sluggish or weighed down? could be a sign that your digestive system isn't at its best.

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northeastern u.s. has smothered a host of sporting events. the baseball games at yankee stadium and in philadelphia were suc postponed. and a football player is heading it tmls. mess signilionel messi picked m turned down riches by saudi arabia. he catapulted his country to the world cupglory last year. and the deal to play major league soccer is not quite final but the 35-year-old has said that he has a few more years to give and is looking forward to a break from the european spotlight. >> translator: i mads decision that i am going to miami. i still haven't closed it 100%.

i'm miss something things. but we decided to continue my journey there. >> one of the most successful golfers on the pga tour is speaking out about the new partnership with liv golf. rory mcilroy says eventually it will be good for the game. he was a leading critic when it launched a year ago. and tiger woods said players who joined liv turned their backs on the organization that helped them succeed. mcelroy says he has mixed emotions. >> i still hope it goes away and i fully expect that it does. and i think that that is where the distention here is. this is the pga tour, dp world tour and pif, very difference from liv. >> and the stories in the spotlight this hour, kilauea is erupting and officials are

trying to steer tourists to safe places to watch it happen. thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the national park where one of the m active volcanos is spewing the ash. >> and they say remember that this is a sacred event according to native hawaiian tradition. and there is a discovery in eastern spain. researchers decided to use the drones because the caves are hidden and difficult to reach. >> within just days the drones reveal cave walls with ancient artwork. and shows archeological holds a lot of promise. tom holland is taking a year off to prioritize his mental health after a difficult experience filming the crowded room which releases on friday.

>> the apple tv mini series follow as mystery related to mental health which holland says it made him feel experiences that he's never experienced before but it changed him for the better. and several people including children have been injured by an individual armed with a knife in france. and french interior ministry said that the individual was apprehended thanks to the swift intervention of the police. yeah, that is pretty much all the information we're getting. he has been apprehended. it was at a school playground as we understand it. so details just unfolding. just a couple hours ago schools opened in france. >> it is 11:00 in france right now. >> and we'll bring you anything that we get. but basically the headline, several people including children injured by someone armed with a knife in france.

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right now on "early start," the unhealthy haze of smoke still lingerings over new york, baltimore and d.c. you're next. and plus the justice department tells donald trump that he is the target of a

special counsel investigation. could indictments come next. and he was asking me to choose between him and the constitution. i chose the constitution. >> mike pence not holding back on the man he says should never be president again. welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm christine romans. good morning. dawn is about to break on a second day of smoke from canadian wide fires shrouded the eastern east from the great lakes down to the carolinas. this is a look at new york's skyline. 75 million americans under air quality alert, almost a quarter of the u.s. population. and many schools have suspended outdoor activities. air travel was disrupted by low visibility yesterday and the same could happen today. and some hospital emergency rooms reported a